Global TradFi & Macroeconomics

According to European Energy Exchange (EEX) data released on August 14, Japan's electricity futures trading volume surged in July, with short-term contracts on the country's largest trading platform posting over 10,000 lots—nearly double compared to the same period last year. The exchange marked

MTR Corporation (stock code 00066) reported net profit attributable to shareholders of HK$15.872 billion for the half-year ended June, up 106% year-on-year. The stock rose as much as 4.4% intraday to HK$33.73, bucking broader market trends. The profit surge was driven by property development profit

Hong Kong's MTR Corporation reported mid-period net profit attributable to shareholders of HK$15.872 billion as of end-June, more than doubling year-over-year. The stock surged 4.4% to HK$33.73. Earnings per share reached HK$2.55, with interim dividend maintained at HK$0.42. Property development pr

According to Jin10, Sandisk's positive outlook lifted Asian memory chip stocks today (August 14), with Kioxia Holdings climbing 8.7% and SK Hynix gaining 6.5%. The Bloomberg Asia Semiconductor Index rose 1.6%, on track for its fifth consecutive trading day

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) released Gemini 3.7 Flash on August 13, the second low-cost coding model it has launched in the three weeks since 3.6 Flash. The company said the new model was developed based on internal optimization work and developer feedback. Notably, Google’s flagship model, Gemini 3.5 Pro, which it promised developers in May, has still not been released. Gemini 3.7 Flash Pricing: $0.75 per Million Input Tokens Google’s Gemini 3.7 Flash pricing plan, effective from August 13, 2026, thr

South Korean financial authorities announced weighted trading incentives for overnight foreign exchange transactions at a meeting held on the 14th at Seoul Banking Center, led by Vice Finance Minister Heo Jang. The weighting system will assign up to triple weight to dollar-won trades conducted

According to South Korea's Finance Ministry, regulators announced on August 14 plans to significantly boost overnight foreign exchange trading by assigning up to 3x weighting to trades conducted between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. when

According to the Bank of Korea, June broad money supply (M2) increased 0.7% month-over-month to 4,213 trillion won and rose 6.0% year-over-year, marking 22 consecutive months of expansion. Non-financial corporations significantly increased their currency holdings by 45.7 trillion won, driven by

According to Jin10, Shanghai gold was quoted at 936.17 yuan per gram in early trade on Friday, August 14, trading 0.51 yuan above the international gold price of 935.66 yuan per gram.

On August 14, overnight SHIBOR stood at 1.3630%, down 0.4 basis points; 7-day SHIBOR was at 1.3900%, down 0.91 basis points; 3-month SHIBOR remained at 1.4300%, unchanged from the previous day.

South Korea's KOSPI index, which recovered above the 7,000 level shortly after market open today, has trimmed gains and is now trading around 6,900 with a gain of around 1%. Meanwhile, the KOSDAQ index, which initially rose at the open, has turned negative during the

Japanese-listed company Metaplanet, restricted by its capital allocation policy from raising funds through common stock, announced on August 13 that it had completed the issuance of the 21st–24th series of unsecured common bonds, known as BitBonds, raising approximately ¥200 million. CEO Simon Gerovich clarified that the transfer of more than 5,000 BTC was a routine custody operation and that the company had not sold any bitcoin. CEO: The Transfer of 5,000 BTC Was a Custody Operation, with Netwo

Jeremy Siegel of WisdomTree said the Federal Reserve will likely skip a September rate hike if oil holds near $80 a barrel. Siegel, a professor emeritus of finance at the Wharton School, spoke as the S&P 500 topped 7,800 for the first time this month. The outlook followed this week's inflation

According to Jeremy Siegel, senior economist at WisdomTree and professor emeritus at the Wharton School, the Federal Reserve will likely skip a rate hike in September if oil remains near $80 a barrel. Siegel's assessment follows this week's softer inflation reports, with the Consumer Price Index rel

According to Bitget's official announcement, the platform has launched ANET (Arista Networks) stock perpetual contracts. The contracts are settled in USDT and support up to 20x leverage with 24/7 trading

According to Jin10, China's central bank deputy governor Zhou Yuan attended the BRICS finance ministers and central bank governors meeting held in Jaipur, India on August 12-13. Participants discussed global economic development and governance, strengthened emergency reserve arrangements, and

According to BIT's latest On Target weekly report, MicroStrategy is continuously selling bitcoin despite previously being known for never selling. The company uses proceeds to supplement dollar reserves, pay preferred share dividends and interest, and repurchase digital securities. BIT noted the

Duan Yongping recently responded on Snowball regarding fluctuations in his PopMart holdings, stating he has never directly sold PopMart shares. The changes in his position stem from options trading and expired warrant exercises, not from a bearish view on the company. Duan explained that when

Daiwa Institute of Research released findings on the 14th analyzing Donald Trump's policy reversals through a composite 'TACO Index' (Trump Always Caves Out), concluding that the pattern represents a structural response mechanism to market and public pressure rather than inconsistent behavior. The i

According to The Defiant, Norway's Government Pension Fund Global disclosed a 61.5 million share position in BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) valued at approximately $81.87 million in its quarterly filing as of June 30. The fund did not list BitMine in its December 31 holdings report, marking t